Hoop City Cheltenham
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Fraser Kennedy
Coach
Fraser is a former Big V player for Camberwell Dragons and is currently in his second season as Head Coach of the Camberwell Youth League men's team. He has been fortunate enough to be mentored by some of Australia's most highly esteemed Basketball Coaches and strives to implement their teachings in his own coaching.
Al Westover
Coach
Al is best known for his tenure with the Melbourne Tigers in the National Basketball League (NBL), where he coached the team to four consecutive Grand Finals, winning two championships, and being the second winningest coach in league history. Westover also played for the Melbourne Tigers in their inaugural season in the NBL. He then travelled to Shiga Lakestars of the Basketball Japan (BJ) League in ŌtsuCity, Shiga. In his first year with the Lakestars, Westover helped the club reach their highest number of wins in their seven-year history, and to the second round of the play-offs where they lost to eventual champions, Okinawa.
Livai Smith
Coach
Livai has played NBL1 and Big V for the last several years. Most recently he has found his way onto the 3x3 international circuit and is currently working at making into the FIBA World Tour. His passion for coaching and development stems from his love of the game. Currently he is Head of Basketball Development at Melbourne Grammar School. He's also a Coach and Regional Coordinator for the Victorian segment of the Indigenous Basketball Association and is currently the third best ranked 3x3 player in the country.
Espoir Shabani
Coach (Little Hoopers)
'Ezby' is an experienced basketball player and coach, playing for 13 years at the Coburg Giants. In his 11 years of coaching he has coached at many levels in his career including domestic, representative basketball, high schools and in Big V. Espoir is currently working with Basketball Victoria and will lead our Spalding Little Hoopers program.
Hannah Wickstrom
Coach
Hannah started her basketball career in juniors at Sandringham and is now still playing for the Sabres in the NBL1.. She competed in the Victorian Championship, Junior National Classics and represented Victoria in the u14,u18 and u20 National Championships. She is passionate about coaching the next generation of basketball players and helping them reach their fullest potential.
Lachie Butler
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Josh McQueen
Coach
Josh is a former McKinnon Cougars junior that currently coaches at Hoop City Cheltenham and plays for McKinnon Cougars in the Big V.
Tom Carroll
Coach
Tom represents the Netherlands U20 National team and currently plays with the McKinnon Cougars.
Jay Ellis
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jay is S&C coach for Melbourne United in the NBL and has plenty of experience training the most talented Aussie stars in the NBA.
Anthony Karabatsos
Coach
Anthony is a Melbourne Tigers/Diamond Valley junior that has professional experience playing in Spain. He has several years experience as a junior coach and currently plays in the NBL1 with the Waverley Falcons.